The Social Technology Bureau commits to:
- Develop responsive, transformative, and sustainable SWD models of intervention that addresses the needs of the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups
- Ensure proactive and improved social technology development process, thereby reducing turn-around time for the completion of models of intervention from conceptualization to pilot testing and evaluation
- Provide continuing capacity building to its staff and intermediaries, and facilitate organizational development activities to ensure holistic, rights-based, evidence-based, and participatory technologies
- Conduct accelerated and intensified social marketing of SWD models of intervention to address the gaps in responding to the needs of the sectors served by DSWD Central and Field Offices, Social Welfare and Development Agencies, Local Government Units, and other intermediaries
VISION
STB is the lead in the development of social welfare and development (SWD) programs and services for and with the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged Filipinos
MISSION
Formulate, enhance and promote social welfare models of intervention for the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged Filipinos
ORGANIZATIONAL THRUST
- Proactive and improved social technology development process
- Sustainable and transformative SWD models of intervention
- Continuing capacity building and organizational development
- Accelerated and intensified social marketing of SWD models of intervention
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
THE STB LOGO
The logo is shaped as a light bulb to symbolize innovations that are being developed by the Bureau to promote, protect and fulfill the rights of various sectors.
The Social Technology (ST) Bureau Logo consists of three colors:
- Blue on the gear part symbolizes wisdom and technology manifested in the ST development process
- Yellow on the human icon represents the optimism of the Bureau in responding to the needs of the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged sectors
- Red stands for the burning passion of the Bureau in the development of innovative solutions. The hand that carries the three individuals embodies the caring and compassionate services it provides.